Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Ray Michael C.
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Vera Bradley, Inc. [VRA] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O VERA BRADLEY, INC., 12420 STONEBRIDGE ROAD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/19/2018
(Street)

ROANOKE, IN 46783		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 06/19/2018   G V 11,500 D $ 0 221,660 (1) I By Anne-Marie Ray Revocable Trust
Common Stock 06/25/2018   S   400,000 D $ 14.43 3,010,469 (2) I By Barbara B. Baekgaard 2009 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust
Common Stock 06/26/2018   S(3)   200,000 D $ 14.43 2,810,469 (2) I By Barbara B. Baekgaard 2009 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust
Common Stock               106,888 D  
Common Stock               480,199 I By Michael Ray 2009 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust
Common Stock               46,252 I By Anne-Marie Ray 2016 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust #1
Common Stock               411,003 (1) I By Anne-Marie Ray 2017 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust #1

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Ray Michael C.
C/O VERA BRADLEY, INC.
12420 STONEBRIDGE ROAD
ROANOKE, IN 46783		     X    

Signatures

 /s/ Michael C. Ray   06/27/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) On June 19, 2018, the Anne-Marie Ray 2017 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust #1 (the "2017 GRAT") made an annuity payment of 88,997 shares of Issuer common stock to the reporting person's spouse, who, in turn, assigned the shares to the Anne-Marie Ray Revocable Trust (the "Revocable Trust"). The reporting person's spouse is the settlor, sole trustee and sole annuitant of the 2017 GRAT and the settlor and sole trustee of the Revocable Trust.
(2) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.
(3) This transaction constitutes a sale of shares to the Issuer.

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